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Perhaps the National Weather Service should add "Easy to Pronounce" to their criteria for choosing storm names.
Bad news: Laura survived Cuba fairly well and is about to move into an extremely favorable environment for intensification in the Gulf of Mexico. The NHC is officially calling for a high-end category 2 landfall, although category 3 or 4 strength is definitely not out of the question. Currently, the most likely location for landfall is somewhere between Galveston, TX and Morgan City, LA.
1. Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline. Only a few hours remain to protect life and property and all actions should be rushed to completion.
TWC is now saying that Lake Charles LA is expected to receive 15-20 FEET of storm surge. NWC office there has been evacuated. Hurricane is now Category 4 with 140 mph winds and 948 mb pressure.
At 11 EDT this morning (September 1, 2020) the NHC initiated advisories on "Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen." Within an hour and a half, the Hurricane Hunters determined that the system had realized its potential and became Tropical Storm Nana.Meanwhile, we have a depression on the outswing that may still become an Omar.
The remaining names (Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred) have been on the list since the modern naming lists were implemented.
After this year there will be only one list remaining that hasn't gone past P (Peter, 2003)... and it will be used next year.
Omar is still kicking
Back in the Atlantic, one of the systems that had been projected to become a tropical cyclone became TD 17. Expect "Paulette" any day now
I'm predicting that 2020 will be the year forecasters are faced with the problem of choosing to retire a storm name that's a Greek letter. We might need to devise a better system for seasons with more than 20 named storms.